Four weeks of Advent leading up to Christ Incarnate’s entry into the world ... a dreamer like that other Joseph in the Book of Genesis. Then the third week: Joy! Gaudete Sunday. Yes, let us rejoice!

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This Sunday, December 22, 2024, we celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Advent, marking the last Sunday before Christmas and closing the season of preparation for the arrival of Jesus. In the liturgical ...

The three purple candles will be lit on the first, second and fourth Sunday of Advent. The pink candle will be lit on the third Sunday of Advent, known as Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete means ‘to ...

Print several to share during a holiday get-together. Listen to our Spotify playlist (your gift from the first week of Advent) while you color and create. Also, consider sharing photos of your ...

A few days of Advent remain. Our eyes turn, in the second lesson, to Mary; to the child she will bear, who is, we are told, of David’s line, the root of Jesse whom Isaiah foretold, and who will be ...

It starts on the Sunday nearest to 30 November and ends on the fourth Sunday before 25 December. An advent wreath with four candles lit. The fifth candle is lit on Christmas day.

Advent, a four-week season leading up to Christmas ... It is a Sunday to remember Mary as the mother of Jesus. On the fourth Sunday, the candle symbolizes peace and is known as the “Angels ...